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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1902. 3 BILLION-DOLLAR SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS ADJOURNS WITHOUT DAY I+-IOUSE AND SENATE COMPLETE WORK WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM Representatives Show Deep Regard for Speaker Henderson, While President Pro Tem Frye of the Upper Branch Is Duly Thanked for Fairness 1L—Amid a not been paralleled since the g and stirring days of Spar war, Speaker ) this afternoon declared presentatives adjourned he said that the Ir s0 Representatives since no House adcption the constitution had done as | much this one. The audience his brief address was lleries were bank- ost two-thirds floor. T appreciative wo the me thanking them luring the ve chord le demonstration of d good will. While the ppiause were bers on the fic began Country, *Tis of It y the corres in the members' angled Banner” wn from his ros- s a Jolly Good Fel- sh of members to g en the area in i, he, too, joined when ssissippi, an | veteran, took | ne Speaker and Ger YELL SHAKES RAFTERS. | Democrat, jump- a yell of jubil ok the rafters. For | jubilation continued. ators remained | watching the nd joining in the | ses dur- bus was v bills and reso- 3 general good e had been heightened won over the Senate or I appropriation b tieship in a Gov hours’ ion, ied with a 1s of Iowa c lead gation into D Christmas the Danish Richardson for attention of ed his cour: f the commit- , replied that T communica- SPEAXER’S PRAISE. The Spes then arose end with evi- feeling addressed the House of Representatives: the beginning of this ses- of us at the commence- ion met as strangers. I be- part when the momen: mes as friends. this House at the gress, that the the chair in en- r been forgott of you sustain- discharge of my nds, ‘1 return my I am proud to entatives since the £ in the same amount of work ou have done onest as u have been in pursuance of the and S West | -seventh | | Journment, [ | on the floor being | e was a wild scene | I ame at the end of | followed, in which the correspondents in sm that has ! the press gallery joined. As the Speaker descended from the chair the air changed to “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow,” and the members swarmed about him to say d .. Other songs followed, “Way n' the Suwanee River” and finally as the Speaker and General , the one-armed Confederate vet- embraced warmly. The jubilation kept up about half an hour. SCENES IN THE SENATE. After a session marked by some of the t debates ever heard in the Amer- n ngress the Senate adjourned sine ie at this afternoon. During the last hours of the session there was a tart Gebate on the Philippine question, partici- pated in by Carmack of Tennessee, Spooner of Wisconsin, Culberson of Texas, McComas of Maryland and Lodge | of Massachusetts. The conference report on the Philippine government bill was adopted without any serious opposition, and then, wnen the decks of the Senate were cleared for ad- o ‘armack called up his resolu- tion providing for a continuance of the investigation of the Philippine Committee and for a visit to the Philippines by the committee during the present summer. This started the trouble, and for more than an hour a battle of words was AL Spooner delivered a scathing de- nunciation of the minority of the Philip- pine Committee for what he declared was an attack upon the American army. Carmack denied that any attack had been made upon the army, and declared that any fool could charge such a cal- umny and any parrot could be taught to repeat it. The resolution was referred- to a committee, thus effectually killing it. At 5:10 o'clock Allison and Cockrell re- ported to the Senate that the President had no further communication to make to Congress. Cockrell offered the following | resolution, which he said gave him great pleasure: That the thanks of the Senate ‘are hereby ered to Hon. William P, Frye for the dig- d, impartial and courteous manner in which he presided over its deliberations during the present session. The resolution was adopted unani- mously. At 5:28 President Pro Tem. Frye, ad- dressing the Senate, said: mators: The resolution just adopted by u is very grateful to me. My duties as pre- siding officer have been very agreeable and comparatively easy, through you; and my debt is to you rather than yours to me. I hope our dear Lord will keep you all during the coming | vacation and permit you to return in strength he duties of public life once the hour has arrived for ad- the concurrent _resolution and the chair declares the Senate ad- die. (Applause.) For some time after adjournment Sen- ators remained upon the floor taking leave of their colleagues and of friends. HOUSE GAINS ONE POINT. Provision for Construction of War- ships at Government Yards. WASHINGTON, July 1.—The conferees of the two houses of Congress on the naval appropriation billreached an agree- ment at 12 o'clock to-day on the point which was in dispute. The point related to the contention between the houses as to whether any of the proposed new war vessels should be built in Government navy yards. The House had criginally provided that half of them should be con- structed in Government yards and the other half by contract. The Senate pro- vided for the construction of all by con- tract. The compromise agreement author- izes the construction of one battleship in a Government yard, and also cthers in cases of emergency, the provision being as follows: ““The Secretary of the Navy sball build one of the battieships authorized by this act in such navy yard as he may desig- nate, and he shall build all the vessels herein authorized in such navy yards as he may designate should it reasonably appear that the persons, firms or corpora- tions, or the agents thereof, bidding for the construction of any of said vessels have entered into any combination, agree- ment or understanding, the effect, object or purpose of which is to deprive the Government of fair, open and unrestrict- ed competition in letting contracts for the construction of any of said vessels.” There is an appropriation of $175,000 for | the equipment of each navy yard to be | { used for constructing any of the ships. —— MORE THAN A BILLION. Cost of the Session of Congress Just Closed. WASHINGTON, July 1—The cost of the first session of the Fifty-seventh Con- | gress is largely a matter of bookkeeping, g Immediately up all over the hall Then the doxology Good enough for anybody! 7A|_L Havana Fi LLER “ FLORODORA " BANDS ame of same value as tags from *“ STAR,” * HORSE SHOE,” “SPEARHEAD,"**STANDARD NAVY.," * OLD PEACH & HONEY,” * SAW LOG,” * OLE VARGINY" .. “MASTER WORKMAN"" Tobacco, | | | It is admitted by Chairman Cannon of the House Committee on Appropriations that it will be $900,093,837. A $50,000,000 ap- propriation for the isthmian 'canal is added to other appropriations. If the $13,000,000 in bonds authorized for the con- struction of the isthmian canal is add- ed, the total cost will be $1.030,193,837. Each member of the House Committee on Ap- propriations figures the actual total out differently, but it is safe to say that it is | a billion-dollar session. Representative Livingstcn of the Ap- propriations Committee estimates that tha expenses of this session exceeded those of the first session of the Fifty-third Con- gress, when the Democrats were in pow- er, by I The appropriations of- the first session of é;he Fifty-sixth Congress cost $710,- 150,837. — FACILITATES THE WORK. Precident Roosevelt Goes to Capitol and Signs Bills. WASHINGTON, July 1. — President Roosevélt, accompanied by Secretaries Hay, Shaw, Moody, Hitchcock and Wilson and Postrigaster General Payne, went to the Capit@l this afternoon, in order to facilitate the work of Congress, and then in his room in the Senate wing the Presi- dent signed the Philippine civil govern- ment bill, the naval appropriation bill and other measures that went through in the closing hours of Congress. During a short executive session one of the Senators undertook to take Post- master General Payne inside, under the | belief that a member of the Cabinet was entitled to be present, but Payne was es- corted out again and informed that, while the President was entitled to enter the executive sessions, the privilege did not extend to his Cabinet. Soon after Con- gress adjourned and the President left the Capitol. Senator Allison’s Figures. WASHINGTON, July 1.—Just before the Senate adjourned finally to-day Senator Allison, chairman of the committee on Ap- propriations, presented a statement show- ing the total appropriations for the ses- elon by bills as follow: Agriculture, $5,208,960; army, $01,580,136; diplomatic and consular, $1,957,925; 'District of Columbia, $8,647,526; fortifications, $7,208,- 955; Indians, $0,143,902; legislative, etc., $20,- 398,381; military academy, $2,4 2 $78,678,003; pensions, $139,842,230; 416,598; river and harbor, $26,726,442 ve 'of the contracts authorized $60,125,350: deficiency, $28,080,911; mis- $2,600,000; isthmian’ canal, 130,000; bermanent ' annual appropriations, $123,621,220; grand total, $800,193,837. The total last $730,338,575. Names for New Warships. WASHINGTON, July 1.—At Secretary Moody’s suggestion the Cabinet to-day adopted names for the six new ships of war authorized by the naval appropria- tion bill. The four larger ships, two bat- tleships and two armored cruisers will be named Louisiana, Connectieut, Tennes- see and Washington, but it js not settled which State shall be chosen for the bat- tleships and vice versa. The two gunboats provided for in ‘the act will be named the Paducah and the Dubugque . GENERAL WOOD FURNISHES FIGURES ON SOME EXPENDITURES IN CUBA Acting Secretary of War Sends to the House of Representatives a Report on Funds Paid Out of the Island Treasury in Advocacy of the Reciprocity Plan and a Letter From the Former Governor General ASHINGTON, July 1.—Acting Secretary of War Sanger to- day sent a communication to the House of Representatives in answer to the resolution directing the Secretary of War to fur- nish information as to what amounts have been paid out of the Cuban treas- ury or funds of the Cuban people to F. B. Thurber, or any other person, cOr- poration or association for advocating re- ciprocity with the United States. The answer; of the War Department consists of cbrtified copies of vouchers covering the payments referred to in the resolution, = amounting to $15,626. These vouchers are gccompanied by a letter from General Leonard Wood to the Sec- retary of War. “The disbursements made,” says Gen- eral Wood, ‘“were made by me as Mili- tary Governor of the island of Cuba and were made for the purpose of presenting to the people, without reference to party or section, the desires of the people of Cuba as to the trade relations which should exist between that country and our own. The action taken was approved by the industrial and commereial classes of Cuba. It received the unqualified ap- proval of the Secretaries of the Insular Government and was an expenditure of Cuban funds for the purpose of promot: ing Cuban interests. The expense counts are herewith inclosed: ‘‘Expenses of the general commission of Cuban planters sent by me as Military Governor of Cuvba, with letters of intro- duction to the Hon. Secretary of War of the TUnited States, with the intimation" that they desired to appear before the committees of Congress to be heard upon the subject of trade relations between Cuba and the United States, $1399. “‘Salary of F. B. Thurber, together with the certain expenses for travel and clerk hire, $740. “Expenses incident to the purchase and circulation of certain marked copies of various United States periodicals, $340. “The circulation of 10,000 coples of pam- phlet entitled ‘Industrial Cuba,’ $222. “Cost of circulating 320,000 circulars in four issues of 80,000 each, 311,520, to which there is to be added $27 76, traveling ex- penses of Lieutenant E. Carpenter, in- curred in connection with the payment to ;&%nllmted States Export Association of ‘“The expenses incident to the circula- tion of 433 copies of a magazine contain- ing an editorial article on reciprocity, $26. “The expenses incident to the circul tion of 13,000 copies of the Sunday edi- tions of the Havana Post containing edi- torial writings on reciprocity, $750. “To the Havana Post for printing and circulating certain pamphlets on reciproc- ity, $300. ‘Total, $15,626. “The foregoing is, to the best of my knowledge, the total amount of the dis- bursements of the cause of reciprocity called for in the resolution of Congress of June 23, 1902.” 2 L L OO R E IR IR R BRI IIRMA IR I BIVES THE LIE T0 CHRISTAAS House Committee’s Re- port Squelches Scan- dal Stories. WASHINGTON, July 1.—Chairman Dal- zell of the special committee of the House which investigated the charges in con- nection with the purchase of the Danish West Indies to-day submitted the report of that committee. After detailing the charges and showing that Christmas had repudiated the alleged report on which the charges were based, the committee sums up the results of the investigation as follows: That there is not the slightest semblance of evidence that any member of Congress, elther directly or indirectly, was offered any bribe, or was paid any valuable consideration of any kind or character to vote for the adoption or ratification of a treaty of sale of the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States. There is not the remotest ground from which to draw any inference and on which to base a conclusion that there was any corruption or wrong doing on the part of the public officlals of the United States in connection with the negotiations and purchase of the West In- dian Islands. It is plain beyond peradventure that the bribery alleged in the report could have existed nowhere save in the imagination of Christmas, since the whole burden of his story is that he had no money. It is in evi- dence that he had to borrow in order to pay his passage home from this country. After citing the allegations that Christ- mas had enlisted the services of Abner McKinley, brother of the late President; of W. C. Brown, and of Seligman & Co., in New York, the report gives the testi- mony of each of these persons denying the allegation. Similar denials are given from the Senators and Representatives who have been referred to. The report adds: Each and every one of the parties thus named appeared before the committee and gave the lie to the statement of the report, with the ex. ception of Senator Clark of Montana, who, however, stated to the chairman that he had never met Christmas and had not therefore, as a matter of course, had any conversation with him on any subject, ator Lodge met Christmas two or three times, but it is unnecessary to cite his testi- mony, since the report speaks of him as ‘‘the most respected member of the Senate, and, of all the political persons I have met in Amer- ica, is the only one that cannot be bribed.” The report also exonerates those who in a private capacity had dealings with Christmas, including” Carl Hansen, Rich- ard P. Evans and C. . Knox. As to the statement that Christmas was intro- duced to W. J. Bryan, the report stales that Mr. Knox, who is said to have made the introduction, testified that he never saw W. J. Bryan. —_— NATION’S PRESIDENT LAYS THE CORNERSTONE Roosevelt Takes Part in a Ceremony at the Grace Memorial Re- formed Church. WASHINGTON, July 1.—“We here lay the cornerstone of a house to be erected under the name of the Grace Memorial Reformed Church, and to be devoted to the worship of Almighty God. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.” ‘With these words President Roosevelt this afternoon placed the cornerstone of the new edifice of the Dutch Reformed Church, at the corner of Fifteenth and O streets, with which congregation he is a worshiper. The President left after the placing of the cornerstone. As he step- ped down from the platform he cordially grasped the hand of the stonemason, John F. Duncan, who handled the stone, and then in turn shook hands with the arch- itects and contractor. The new church will be completed in November and will cost $40,000. Denver Wants a Big Fair. DENVER, July 1L.—William C. Ferrell, curator of the State Historical Soclety, is agitating the idea of an organized movement to secure a Congressional ap- propriation for a national exposition to be held in Denver in 1908 in celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of Zebulon Pike's discoveries and the tieth anniversary of the finding of gold 1 Cherry Creek. tr ANNOYS BlG NATIONS Indemnity Installment for July Causing Trouble. PEKING, July 1.—The Taotal of Shang- hai has notlified the Bankers’ Commission that China refuses to pay the July ir- stallment of the indemnity except at the rate of exchange prevailing April 1, 1901 The foreign Ministers consider that the Taotai's declaration is the result of the announcement of United States Minister Conger to the Chinese that the United Stutes sustains China’s contention and is wiiling to accept payment on the basis mentioned. The Ministers are confident that China will accept the decision of their majority when she is convinced that the United States is her only supporter. Some of the Ministers insist that the policy of the United States is unreasonable and in direct opposition to the termg of the protocol. They assert that Prince Ching, head of the Foreign Office, and other officlals, be- fore learning that China had the sup- port of the United States in this matter, admitted that their arguments were rath- er & plea for mercy than a demand for Justice. Great Britain proposes to permit silver payment of the indemnity until 1910 on account of China’s great loss owing to the depreciation of the price of silver. The Ministers of the other powers regard the proposal as being a further compli- cation and as equivalent to an admission of China’s contentions. WASHINGTON, July 1.—Against the greedy proposal of the powers to return Tientsin to China under extremely oner- ous conditions, Russia is standing shoul der to shoulder with the United States, which has hitherto been China's only friend among the powers. The details of the Tientsin proposal cannot be learned, but Minister Conger refused to concur in them because they were unreasonable. His action has been sustained by the Government, which has learned that Rus- sia also rejects the proposition. Russia is China's heaviest creditor in the matter of indemnity, her share of in- demnity being about 883’000000 The State Department learns that the other powers n{"eumaw inclined to adopt a more.lenient attitude. — Another Gold Medal Winner at the South Caroliha Interstate and ‘West Indian Exposition. (From Charleston News and Courfer.) Mellin's Food's latest success was at the recent exposition held in Charleston, 8. C., where Mellin’s Food was awarded a Gold Medal and a special Diploma of excellence for the beautiful exhibit. Mellin’s Food has always won the high- est awards whenever placed in competi- tion for medals at an exhibition. This award completes a list of twenty- seven Medals and Diplomas that have been won in expositions where Mellin’s Food has been exhibited, and includes such international exhibits as those at Chlc?fo in 1893, at Dresden, Germany, and San Francisco in 1834, at Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, at Berlin, Germany, in 1896, at Paris lim}‘l)l and ;t %uflfi}o h’; 1901, ellin’s Foo scuits and P Food Chocolate also share in thelsleé{?r:‘ won at Charleston, each receiving a Mex al and a Diploma. . —————— “NOT GUILTY” THE PLEA THAT DISBROW MATXES | John D. Robinett, Stewart Rhodes, George W. Young Man Connected With Drown- ing Off Long Island Is ed. NEW YORK, July l—Louls Disbrow, ‘who surrendered himself to the authorities at Riverhead, L. L, last night to a.n-werl chages growing out of the deaths of Clarence C. Foster and Miss Sarah Law- rence at Good Ground, L. I, was taken from the Riverhead jail to-day for ar- rajgnment at Southampton. Disbrow was arraigned before Justice Fisher. The Justice read the warrant ‘which accused Disbrow of the murder of Foster and Miss Lawrence. Disbrow’s at- torney entered a plea of not guilty. Thi hearing was set for to-morrow, and Dis- brow was taken back to Riverhead jail. |'of ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR AND MEN WHO RECEIVED l CUBAN COIN. SENATE 15 3HY OF NOMINATIONG Texans Who Would Conduct Postoffices Disappointed. ‘WASHINGTON, July 1.—The Senate in executive session to-day rejected the nom- inations of Dallas Herbert and Willlam H. Harvey to be Postmasters at Com- merce and Belton, Texas, fespectively. Both rejections were based on adverse recommendations made by the Committee on Postoffices, due to protests against the appointments. An unusually large number of nomina- tions failed to be acted on, including many minor offices both in the army and navy. A number of nominees to postoffices failed of confirmation, and this fate befell sev- eral whose names were sent in last De- cember, soon after the beginning of the session. Unless mp?olnte they will not be able to hold their places, now that Congress has adjourned. The President to-day sent the following nominations to the Senate: Ruel Rounds, Marshal, District of Idaho. Army, medical department—Major Blair D. Taylor, surgeon, to be deputy surgeon general, with rank of_lieutenant colonel; Captain Frank B. Keefer, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon, with rank of major; Lieutenant Colonel Alfred C. Girard, deputy surgeon general, to be as- sistant surgeon general, with rank of colonel; Major Henry S. Terrill, surgeon, to be deputy surgeon general, with rank of lieutenant colonel; Captain E. S. Frick, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon, with rank of major. Cavalry—Lieutenant Colonel Alien Smith, to be colonel; Major Henry W. Sprogle, to be lieu- tenant colonel; Captain W. A. Shunk, to be major; First Lieutenant Alexander M. Miller Jr., to be captain; Lieutenant Charles D. Drake, to be captain. Infantry—Lieutenant _Colonels John F. Stretch and William P. Rogers, to be colonels; Majors Charles A. Willlams and M. Maus, to be lleutenant colonels M. Maney, to be major; First Lieutenants John P. Workeiser and Charles H. Bridges, to be captains. Navy—Assistant paymasters, to have rank of lieutenant (junior grade): Jonathan Brooks, Eugene F. Hall, D. Tiffany Jr. Franklin P. Sackett, David M. Addison, Willlam T. Wal- lace, Victor S. Jackson, John R. Sanford, Herbert E. Stevens, Ira O'Leary, Charles W. Elsen, Cuthbert J. Cleburn, Philip W. Delenao, Pigman Jr., Reeves Jr. Christian Pe G. .ennard,. ‘ge W. Walter L. Camp, Ray Spear and § B A Nocth| Carollus. 8 ing ncer B. Adams, Not thted Chiet Jadge, and Walter L. Weaver, Bhio, wnd Henry S, Foote, California, Asso- clate Judges of the Choctaw and Chickasaw citizenship court. (The Senate laier in the day confirmed ail of 1e foregol nominations an ese @) Washington—L. H. E. Hardy, Rent; J.'C. Kimball, Bremerton. 5 “Shake-Up” in Oklahoma School. ‘WICHITA Kan., July 1L.—A message re- celved here states that the friction exist- ing in the Oklahoma Normal School at Alva for a year or more culminated to- night in e retirement of President Amont and the relief from further service eight of the professors p QUEEN ALEXANDRA REVIEWS - PARADE OF COLONIAL TROOPS Pent-Up Feelings of London’s Populace and War Veterans Find Vent as Men From Many Lands Join in Giving Cheers for the Sick Sovereign ONDON, July 1—The reappear- ance to-day of Queen Alexandra as a participant in a public cer- emony practically marks the end of the period of anxlety caused by King Edward’s condition. Her presence at the review of the colonial trocps by the Prince of Wales greatly ircreased public enthuslasia over what in itself was a picturesque and interesting event. Up- ward of 2500 colonials were brought in from the various encampments and marched through great crowds down Con- stitution Hill, which was, lined with troops, past Buckingham Palace, which for a week has been the center of such supreme Interest, and along the mall to the Horse Guards’ parade. The contingent present represented all parts of the British empire with the ex- ception of India, whose troops will bo separately reviewed to-morrow. The Canadian detachment numbered 600 men and was the largest body on parade. The smallest detachment consisted of three natives of the island of San Lucia. Bor- neo, Ceylon, Fiji, the West Indles gener- ally, Cyprus, the- Gold Coast, Nigeria, Uganda and other remote colonies were represented by native troops In clothing of striking variety, while straight from the fighting line in South Africa were de- tails from the Canadian recruits, Kitch- ener's Horse and contingents from a number of local levies raised during the war. CHEERS GREET QUEEN. The Queen's appearance whiie on her way from the yim!ace to the Horse Guards was greeted with cheers, which increased in strength as the spectators noticed that the ordeal of the past week had hut little affected her Majesty’s health and noted the absence of any signs of anxiety as she cheerily acknowledged the congratu- lations of the public at the uninterrupted progress of the King. The Queen was seated in an open car- riage, beside her being the Princess of Wales, and seated opposite were the Princess Victoria and Princess Charles of Denmark. Several carriages, containing the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Connaught and others, followed. The Prince of Wales was accompanied by the Crown Prince of Denmark, Prince Frederick, Prince Charles of Denmark and their suites, and by the foreign at- taches, including Major E. B. Cassatt, the United States military attache. The Duke of Connaught and Lord Roberts, the commander-in-chief, surrounded by brilliant staffs, rode behind the Prince of Wales' party. The long lines of troops completely filled the Horse Guards’ pa- rade, and their' variegated unjforms stood out in vivid contrast with the trees in the park. Thousands of spectators filled the stands or stood behind the police. Among the Interested onlookers was Prince “BEddy” and the other children of the Prince and Princess of Wales. All the Colonial premiers, Inc an Princes and other guests of the nation were present, to say nothing of the people and members of the House of Commons, without end. The troops marched quickly past the Queen’s carriage, the Prince of Wales re- ceiving the salute. The Queen then drove slowly in and out of the lines and the Prince of Wales closely inspected the troops and dismounted and conferred medals and crosses on those who had merited the honors, shaking hands with the recipients of the Victoria Cross. ENTHUSIASM OF TROOPS. Then followed the most picturesque fea- ture of the day. The Duke of Connaught, at the head of the troops and facing the Prince of Wales, in clear tones gave the command: “The parade will give three cheers for the King,” and himself started the “Hip, hip!” Ta a secona the refrain was taken up and there arose cheers such as London seldom hears, the sound of which must have reached almost to the royal sick- room, half a mile away. Helmets, caps and campaign hats rose in waving confu- sion at the bayonet's point and the as- sembled crowds joined in with equal vigor. i man in the Canadian ranks shouted, “And a tiger!” at which the troops and crowd once more yelled themselves hoarse. It was the first occasion since the announcement of the King’s {llness that the general public had an opportunity to vent its feelings, and the people took ad- vantage of it. After this the Life Guards rode up to the Queen’s carriage to the accompani- ment of “God Save the King’" and cheers not unmingled with tears of the women, many of whom were deeply affected. The Queen drove slowly past the troops to Buckingham Palace, constantly bow- ing and smiling acknowledgments of the people’s greeting. The Prince of Wales and the other members of the royal fam- ily followed, the Colonials reformed in columns and amid the hearty cheers from the crowds returned to their encamp- ments. KING IS IMPROVING. The steady progress of King Edward is fully maintained and his Majesty takes light nourishment with keen enjoyment. He is allowed a light eigar a day. He evinced the greatest interest in the ar- rangements for to-day’s review of the colonial troops, and he was eager that the people should be in some way com- pensated for their disappointment because of the stponement of the coronation. The King received Queen Alexandra’s report of the review with much pleasure, and he was immensely pleased later in the day when the sounds of the cheers from the Indian troops, given for the Queen as they marched past the palace, penetrated the sickroom. The King's grandchildren are allowed a brief daily Vvisit to his bedside, while a scarcely less Wwelcome and even more enthusiastic vis- itor to his Majesty is his pet Irish terrier <Jack,” which is allowed in the King's room a short time every afternoon. The following bulletin was posted at Buckingham Palace at 7 p. m.: The advancement in the King's condition is maintained, . avpetite is improving and the dressing of his wound is less painful. His Majesty is still easily fatigued on the least exertion. TREVES, LAKING, BARLOW. BRILLIANT RECEPTION. The reception given by Lord Lansdowne, Foreign Secretary, and Lady Lansdowne, at Lansdowne House to-night, was a very brilliant affair. Uniforms were not gen- erally worn. The majority of the gen- tlemen present were in evening dress, but wore their decorations. The Indian Princes and other envoys to the corona- tion, however, were clad in gorgeous cos= tumes blazing with jewels, while the la- dies present were most richly dressed, wearing tiaras, beautiful laces and jewels, Among the guests were Prince and Princess Christian, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Princess Henry of Batten- berg, the Crown Princess of Roumania, the Duke and Duchess of Aosta, the Crown Prince of Sweden and the envoys to the coronation from India, Japan, China and the Vatican. Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid, attended by Lileutenant Colonel Sir Fleetwood Ed= wards, extra equerry to his Majesty; Jo- seph H. Choate, the United States Em- bassador, and Mrs. Choate; Henry White, Secret of the Embassy, and Mrs. White; Joseph Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, ahd Mrs. Chamberlain and their daughter also attend the reception. Chamberlain Is Indefinite. LONDON, July 1.—The speech made by Joseph Chamberlain, the Colonial Secre- tary, at the conference of Colonial Pre- miers last Monday, is sald to have been a great disappointment. It is described as “varied and comprehensive, but indefl- nite.” While Chamberlain covered a large fleld of subjects in his speech, he committed himself to no decided opinion on any one of them, and he advanced no definite opinion or proposal of any kind eon behalf of the Government, his only suggestion in the direction of imperial federation being that of the periodic repe- tition of the conference of Colonial Pre- miers in London. His speech has left the | impression that, regarding the zoilverein and all other important points, including imperial defense, not only his hands, but his tongue also is tied. Facts Are Few From Venezuela. WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, July 1.—Great difficulties are now experienced in ob- taining facts regarding the real progress made by the Venezuelan revolutionists and the critical position of the Govern- ment of Castro. United States Minister Bowen on_Friday last sent Secretary of Legation Russell on board the United States cruiser Topeka, then at La Guaira, with instructions to ascertain and report the state of affairs both east and west of that port. Must Give ,Up the Culprits. LONDON, July 1.—Owing to the con- tinuance of incendiary fires at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Lord Rob- erts has adopted a drastic measure to dis- cover the gullty persons. He has given the cadets forty-eight hours to deliver up the culprits, failing which all the ca- dets will be “rusticated.” Cattle Needed in Argentina. WASHINGTON, July 1—Frank W. Bicknell, special agent and agricultural explorer for the Agricultural Depugmenl, writing from Buenos Ayres to the Bureau of Angnn.l Industry, says that if it is pos- sible for some of the breeders of the United States to send some really first- class animals to that place now is a good | time to do so, as British cattle have been barred owing to an outbreak of foot and mcuth disease in England. The cattle must arrive in Buenos Ayres not later than August L Co Report From Mints, WASHINGTON, July 1—The annual coinage statement issued by the Director of the Mint shows that during the fiscal vear ended June 30, 1902, the total coinage | executed at the mints of the United States was $84,526,678, as follows: Goid, $61,980,572; silver, $30,116,369; minor coins, | $2,429,736. SO - Nernt 2 President to Go to Oyster Bay. ‘WASHINGTON, July 1.—President ‘Roosevelt, after attending the Fourth of July celebration at Pittsburg, will go ai- rect to Oyster Bay, L. I, where the ex- ecutive headquarters are to be located during the summer, instead of returning to Washington. ———— Former Police Captain Sentenced. MINNEAPOLIS, July L—Judge Samp- son to-day sentenced Captain N. W. King of the detective force to three years and six months at hard labor in the peniten~- tiary at Stillwater. King was convicted of being accessory after the fact to a fel- ony. SLIPLESS OXFORDS, x L Regal #Oxfords” clasp heel and instep so snugly that they never slip nor chafe. Because—They are made upon lasts des signed for Oxfords only—instead of upon high laced shoe lasts extemporized into Oxfords. k] Because—The vamps are cut for right and left, from patterns shaped to each last instead of from the usual *interlocking” patterns, which economize leather and labor, at the expense of fit and shape—retention, Every Regal-Oxford has a sole of genuine old-fashioned Oak-tanned leather, which adds a dollar to the wear, at not a farthing extra cost to you. 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